In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rushmore like this:

RUSHMORE, a hundred in Blandford division, Dorset; conterminate with Winterborne-Zelstone parish.

Rushmore through time

Rushmore is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rushmore itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rushmore in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20641

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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